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B. GARDINIBR.

BOOK OR COPY HOLDER.

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' NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BARNEY GARDINIER, OF CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN.

BOOK OR COPY HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,561, dated December6, 1892.

Application filed December 19l 1891. Serial No. 415,615. (No model.)

.To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, BARNEY GARDINIER, of Chippewa Falls, in the countyof Chippewa and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and ImprovedBook or Copy Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to an improvement in book or copy holders, and hasfor its object to provide a device of simple, durable, and economicconstruction capable of being manipulated to support copy or a book at adistance above the table, and, further, to provide a means whereby thecopy or the book may be held in a position to be read upon a table orlike support.

Another object of the invention is to provide a book or copy holdercapable of expeditious and convenient manipulation and which when not inuse may be folded to occupy but a small space, and, further, to providea means whereby one end of the holder may be adjusted vertically, as thesupport or the character of the work carried by the holder may demand.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a partofthis specification, in which similar iigures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the body of the holder viewed from the top.Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the body of the holder. Fig. 3 is asection taken upon the line 3 3 of Fig.` 1. Fig. 4 is a section takenupon the line 4 4 of Fig. 1 at a right angle to the section shown inFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the supportingdevices. Fig. 6 is a transverse section through the body of saidsupporting device. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View of one form ofleg adapted for location at the front of the body.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of another form of leg adapted to belocated at the front of the body, illustrating a means for verticallyadjusting said leg. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the holderillustrated as in a position for holding papers ornotes for type-writersand other uses. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the holder when inposition for holding a magazine or a very thin or large book, and

Fig. 11 is a perspective View of the holder illustrated as applied to athick book and showing the manner in which the leaves of the book may beturned without the book being removed from the holder.

The body A of the holder isessentially L- shaped in cross-section, themember ct being adapted for use as a table and the member ct' as asupport for the table.

The body of the holder may be constructed of any suitable material.Preferably, however, metal is employed on account of its strength andlightness. When the body is constructed of metal, the outer face of thebody is ordinarily made from one sheet of metal or material, which sheetof material is designated in the drawings by the reference-numeral 10and is best shown in Fig. 3. The supporting member a is composed of twosheets of metal riveted, screwed, soldered, or otherwise attached, theedges of the outer sheet 10 being turned over to form a round or ribbedsurface 11, and at opposite side edges of the inner sheets of metal 12longitudinal sockets 13 are produced, extending transversely from top tobottom of that member.

Centrally upon the under face of the sheet of metal lO, comprising thetable member ct, a metal strip 14 is secured in any suitable or approvedmanner, and this stripis illustrated in Fig. 2, being shown as carriedover and attached to the inner face of the supporting member ct,servingto strengthen the body at the junction of its members. 'lhe strip 14,attached to the table member, is much narrower than the member itselfand is slightly shorter, terminating some distance from the front edgeof the member. Each side edge of the strip 14 is bent over upon itselfto form a longitudinal loop 15, and the outer side edges of the strip 10'of the table member are bent inward in like manner 1o form side loops16, the loops upon the outer strip of metal and those upon the innerstrip facing one another, as best shown in Fig. 2. In the space betweenthe loops 15 and 16 strips of spring metal 17 are located, and thesestrips of spring metal are attached centrally to the main strip 10, andtheir side edges are flared upward in a manner to bring them beneath theloops 15 and 16, as is likewise shown in Fig. 2, but which is bestillustrated in Fig. 4. By this construction slideways b and b are formedupon the under surface of the table member, and the sides of theattached strips 11i. at its ends are cut away and the corners of aspring-strip 17 are bent upward, so as to admit of a rod or like articlebeing introduced in the slideways b and b'.

The articles to be introduced into the slideways may be readily enteredtherein at the front end of the table member; but to admit, also, oftheir being entered at the rear end of the body openings 18 are formedin the supporting member d at or near its junction with the table memberand registering with the inner slideways b'. The metal at each side ofthe body at the junction of its members is cut away to expose the outerslideways b.

On the upper rear end of the body A of the holder anessentially-triangular or V-shaped rail 19 is located. his rail ispreferably made of stout wire and extends outward,one member at each endof the body at the junction of its members, and this wire, constitutingthe rail 19, may be made to serve as a re,- inforcing-strip for themargin of the supporting member a. Vhere the rail 19 enters theopenings, exposing the outer .slideways b,

the rail is bent upon itself, so as to constitute a support for anyarticleintroduced into the slideways, and the rail at each side isfurther provided with a depression 20, adapted to receive and supportthe outer portion of any article introduced into the inner slideways Z2.

The table of the body is provided with a sliding rest 2l. This restconsists of a Verti cal body portion 21 anda central tongue 21", thetongue being adapted to enter a space 22, created between the outermetal strip of the table member of the body and the attached strip 14,as is shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The tongue 21bof theslidingrest especially is made of spring metal, andat the junction of the tongue with the body portion 2laa gutter 23 isconstructed adapted to receive a rib 24, pendent from the forward edgeof the table member of the body. Thus when the rib or tongue 24 entersthe gutter 23 the sliding rest is held in secure engagement with thebody.

In connection with the body a number of angular arms 25 are employed,the said arms being of dicerent lengths and adapted for utilization asauxiliary supports for the body to elevate the same and also asextension supe ports for the table, in which latter event the book orcopy laid upon the table also rests upon the supports. These arms areessentially L-shaped in general contour, the shorter member beingupturned to produce a tongue 25", extending parallel with and in direc`tion of the straight end of thelonger member. The end of the tongue 25Lis pointed, as is likewise the straight end of the longer mem-` ber, andthe arm throughout its length is po. lygonal in cross-section, asillustrated in Fig. 6.

Legs are also employed at timesin connection with the body,and in thedrawings two forms are illustrated, that shown in Fig. 7 and designatedby the reference-letter C and that shown in Fig. 8 and designated by thereferenceletter D. The leg C is not adjustable, and is adapted of itselfto support the front end of the body. The leg C is made essentiallyU-shaped in general contour, and the upper ends of the members of theleg are bent inward at an angle, as illustrated at C', and in order toobtain as much width as possible at the base of the leg without makingthe body portion thereof too wide the base is widened and the lower endsof the members are curved outward to meet the base.

The legD (shown in Fig. S) is an adjustable one and consists of a bodyportion D', upon one face of which a socket D2 is located. In thissocket an inverted- L-shaped barD3 is held to slide, provided upon oneface with a number of notches D4, and a spring D5 is attached to thebody, the said spring beingadapted to be i normally in engagement withthe notches of the angled bar D3. The bar may be calried upward withoutmanipulating the spring; but

i when carried downward the spring must be disengaged from it.

In the manipulation of the device, when it is intended to support copyfor type-writing or type-setting purposes, for instance, two of the arms25 are employed as auxiliary supports for the back of the body, thestraight members of said arms being passed upward into the sockets 13 ofthe supportingmember of the body and the angular portions of the armsbeing adapted to rest upon the desk or other support. It' the leg C isemployed, the extensions C thereof are introduced one into each of theslideways b at the front of the Y body, the lower end of the leg beingadapted to rest upon the table, as shown in Fig. 9; but when it isdesirable that the frontof the body shall be vertically adjustable, twolegsD are employed, the shorter members of the notched bars D3 ot` saidlegs being introduced into the said slideways b. Two other arms 25 mayalso be employed as side extensions for the body. In this event thetongues 25a of the two arms are made to enter the inner slideways Z9 atthe front of the body, whereupon their straight members will extendoutward and rearward parallel with the sides of the table member of thebody. 'lwo other arms may also be employed to support that porf tion ofthe sheet not resting upon the table, extending over the rear thereof,and when these latter arms are needed the straight mem-V bers areintroduced into the slideways b at the back of the table through theopenings 18 and will rest upon and be supported by the rail 19.

When a thin book, a magazine, or like object is to be supported by theholder, the legs are not needed, as the supporting member d of the bodywill restA upon the table, which will give the desired inclination tothe table- IOO IIO

section of the body. At this time the arms are introduced into the bodyin like manner, as heretofore described and as shown in Fig. 9, the backof the book or magazine being supported by the side extension-arms andthe leaves being held in position by the tongues 25 of the intermediatearms. When a very heavy book is to be supported by the holder, two armsonly are employed and the straight members of these arms are introducedinto the slideways h at the front of the table-section, the tonguemembers of said arms extending over the leaves of the book at each sideof its center, and the leaves of the book shown in Fig. ll and thoseshown in Fig. l0 may be turned without removing the book or pamphletfrom the support, as it is simply necessary to turn the arms so that onetongue will extend some distance above the page to be turned, whereuponthe said page may be drawn from beneath the tongue, and the tongue ofthe next arm is then carried in the same position, permitting the leafturned to be moved readily beneath it.

It is evident from the foregoing description that the device is not onlydurable, simple, and economic in construction, but that it is capable ofa variety of uses, and in any event is further capable of beingexpeditiously and conveniently manipulated. It will be observed that asthe arms 25 are polygonal in cross-section they will not turn whenintroduced into the sockets or slideways of the body, and it will befurther observed that especially in the slideways b and b thespringplates 17 serve to firmly hold the arms in proper position.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. In a book or copy holder, the combina tion, with anessentially- L-shaped body comprising a table and a supporting member,of a sliding rest carried by the table member and adapted to extend atan angle upward beyond its forward end and a catch to lock the slide tothe table member when in its innermost position, substantially as shownand described.

2. In a book or copy holder, the combination,with an essentially-L-shaped body comprising a table and a supporting member and alsoprovided with sockets or slideways upon the inner faces of both members,of a sliding rest carried by the table member of the body, arms adaptedas rear legs and removably located in a channel in the sockets of thesupporting member of the body, and a leg supporting the forward end ofthe table member of the body, the said leg being removably introducedinto the slideways 0f the table member, substantially as shown anddescribed.

upon its under surface and a sliding rest at its forward end and thesupporting member with sockets, of legs provided with angular extensionsat their upper ends, the said legs being adjustable, and the angularextensions entered in the slideways of the table-section of the body,and arms serving as legs remov- `ably introduced into the sockets of thesupporting member of the body, substantially as shown and described. Y

4. ln a copy or book support, the combination, with an angular bodycomprising a table and a supporting member, the table member beingprovided at its lower edge with a sliding rest and slideways locatedupon its under surface at or near its side edges, of removable armsadapted as auxiliary supports or extensions of the table, the said armsbeing essentially L-shaped and provided with a tongue at the extremityof each shorter member, the said tongue being parallel with the arms andalso adapted to enter the slideways in the table of the body,substantially as shown and described.

5. In a copy or book support, the combination, with an. angular supportcomprising a table member and a supporting member, the table memberbeing provided with slideways upon its under face and a sliding rest atits lower or front end, of removable extensiony .slideways of the body,substantially as and for the purpose specied.

6. In a copy or book holder, the combination, with an angular bodycomprising a table and a supporting member, the table member beingprovided at its lower or forward end with a sliding rest and a lock forsaid rest, and also provided upon its under face with slideways, inwhich springs are located, of extension-arms polygonal in crosssectionand angular in general contour, one end of said arms being adapted toenter the slideways in the table of the body under the tension of thesprings contained therein, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

` 7. In a book or copy holder, the combination, with an angular bodycomprising a table and a supporting member, the table member beingprovided with a sliding rest located at its forward or lower end, a railprojected from its rear end and further provided with slideways upon itsunder surface, of extension-arms angular in general contour andpolygonal in cross-section, the said arms being provided with tongues,and one extremity of the arms being adapted to enter the slideways inthe body, substantially as shown and described.

-BARNEY GARDINIER.

Witnesses:

W. H. STAFFORD, LORENZ MONAT.

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